Hindu Demographics

POPULATION OF HINDUS IN THE U.S.
From 1,700 people in 1900, the Hindu population in America grew to approximately 387,000 by 1980 and 1.1 million in 1997. As of 2008, the estimated U.S. population of Hindus of Indian origin is approximately 2.29 million (mainly of Indian and Indo-Caribbean descent). Click here to download Hinduism Today's analysis on the US Hindu population. Estimates are that there may also be as many as 1 million practicing American Hindus, not of Indian origin, in the U.S.

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DEMOGRAPHICS
Hindus are the most affluent andmost educated immigrant community in the United States.The comparison chart below illustrates this in detail. Figures in percentages unless otherwise noted.

SOCIOECONOMICS STATISTICS AND DEMOGRAPHICS

Whites

Blacks

Hispanics
Latinos

Hindus
Asian Indian

Chinese

Filipinos

Japanese

Koreans

Vietnamese

Not Proficient in English

0.7

0.8

30.3

8.4

31.3

7

10

32.9

40.4

Less than High School

15.3

29.1

48.5

12.6

23.6

13.1

9.5

13.8

37.8

College Degree

25.3

13.6

9.9

64.4

46.3

42.8

40.8

43.6

13.8

Advanced Degree

3

1.2

1.6

12.5

8.5

4.3

4.6

5.6

2.5

Median Personal Income

$23,640

$16,300

$14,400

$26,000

$20,000

$23,000

$26,000

$16,300

$16,000

Median Family Income

$48,500

$33,300

$36,000

$69,470

$58,300

$65,400

$61,630

$48,500

$51,500

Living in Poverty

9.4

24.9

21.4

8.2

13.1

6.9

8.6

15.5

13.8

Public Assistance

1.3

4.5

3.5

0.9

1.8

1.6

0.9

1.6

4.8

Homeowner

78.2

54.4

52.4

56.8

65.7

67.6

70.8

51.9

60

In Labor Force

63.6

59.8

61.5

71

65.1

68.3

58

62

63.5

High Skill Occupation

21.4

12.3

9.6

51.6

41.9

29.7

32

27

22.6

KEY &ACHIEVEMENTS OF HINDU AMERICANS

HINDU AMERICANS IN THE U.S. TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

Business Creation

$200 Billion in Market Value

Percentage of Silicon Valley Startups

40%

Number Employed

20,000-30,000

HINDU AMERICANS IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE

Number of Physicians

38,000

Number of Medical Students & Residents

12,000

HINDU AMERICANS IN OTHER SECTORS

Hindu Americans in Science and Technology

Account for < 1% (0.5%) of the U.S. population, but more than 5 % of Scientists, Engineers and Software Specialists in the U.S.